Dhaka- A man and his wife were killed in a road accident at Ranihati on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Aslam Uddin alias Enamul, 65, and his wife Miniara Begum, 55-residents…
The Rohingya refugee crisis is growing quickly and support is needed to help cope with the influx, the World Bank said. World Bank South Asia Region Vice President Annette Dixon praised the Bangladesh government for sheltering and caring for the…
The US government is approaching a federal shutdown after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget. It was unclear which way the vote would go as the midnight deadline approached, with Republicans and Democrats split on key issues.…
Dhaka-A local leader of Awami League (AL) was killed and another man injured in a road accident at Borogaon-Chachuli area on Panchagarah-Thakurgaon highway in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 20 (UNB) – A Rohingya man was gunned down by some unidentified miscreants at a Rohingya camp in Thaingkhali area of Ukhia upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yusuf, 35, leader (majhi) of no…
Dhaka- Four suspected robbers were killed in separate ‘gunfights with their cohorts’ in Sadar and Jhikargaccha upazilas in Jessore early Saturday.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Borussia Dortmund left star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of its squad for the second Bundesliga match in a row on Friday.The Gabon player, who was dropped from the squad for Dortmund’s 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg last Sunday, was…
Dhaka, Jan 20 – A mild earthquake jolted parts of northern Bangladesh on Saturday morning.
Sao Paulo, Jan 20 (AP/UNB) — Pele has cancelled a trip to England, where the 77-year-old Brazilian was to receive an award from the country’s Football Writers Association. Pele’s spokesman said Friday that the cancellation was due to fatigue.
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 20 – A Rohingya man was gunned down by some unidentified miscreants at a Rohingya camp in Thaingkhali area of Ukhia upazila on Friday night.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she is pregnant. Ms Ardern said she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, were expecting their child in June, after which she planned to take a six-week break.
Last-ditch efforts are being made in Washington to prevent a shutdown of the US government. With a Senate vote due shortly before the Friday midnight deadline, Republicans leaders are struggling to gather support to pass a budget bill.
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The solo photography exhibition titled “Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh” by Faiham Ebna Sharif has begun at La Galerie, . Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Friday, 19 January .
Dhaka, 19 Jan – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday paid homage to party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman on his 82nd birth anniversary.
Sylhet, Jan 19 – At least 20 leaders and activists of local Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured as the private car of Finance Minister AMA Muhith hit them at Shibganj area of the city on Friday…
Dhaka, 19 Jan – The Islami Bank Officer Kalyan Samiti (IBOKS) organized annual get together and picnic with the participation of the bank’s directors, executives, all employees and their family members at Subarnagram Park of Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj on…
Rajshahi, 19 Jan – At the benevolence of an American student, a Bangladeshi student Mesbaul Haque gets back his life from his critical condition.
Rajshahi, 19 Jan – About four hundred train passengers have been fined for Train Journey without having tickets in Ishwardy to Dhaka railway route.
Savar, Dhaka 19 Jan – A daylong bird fair on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus was organised on Friday) amid mixed criticism about gathering of the guest birds on campus.
A new blood test for cancer has shown promise toward detecting eight different kinds of tumors before they have spread elsewhere in the body, offering hope of early detection, researchers said Thursday. Further study is needed before the test —…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday alleged that the government’s inaction over the apex court’s stay order on the mayoral by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has exposed that it has a role in ‘foiling’ the scheduled election.…
Nine people including two firefighters were killed Thursday as violent gales battered northern Europe, snapping air and train links. Germany halted all long-distance rail traffic for at least a day, while numerous domestic flights were scrapped as hurricane-force winds lashed…
Bangladesh reached the final of the Tri-nation series with two successive victory crushing Sri Lanka by 163 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. The Tigers restricted Sri Lanka on 157/10 in 32.2 overs after posting a strong figure…
It is no secret that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu share a good working relationship and mutual admiration. Netanyahu just concluded a six-day India visit, marking another occasion when the two leaders showered praise…
Human Rights Watch will launch a billboard and online campaign on January 19, 2018, to end the waste management crisis in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. The campaign calls for an end to the dangerous practice of open burning…
A Rohingya man was killed in an elephant attack in Majurchhara area of Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yakub Ali, 45, son of Mahmud Ali.
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was found hanging in a house at Munchefpara in Brahmanbaria town early Friday.The deceased was identified as Khadija Begum, 15, a class-X student of Anandamoyi Girls High School and daughter of Mamunur Rashid of Ashuganj upazila. She…
Dhaka – At least 20 people were injured in a road accident at Sadirpur in Dirai upazila in Sunamganj on Friday morning.Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge of Dirai Police Station, said a Sylhet-bound minibus plunged into a roadside ditch when its driver…
Dhaka – Forest robbers kidnapped four fishermen, including two siblings, from Pakratola canal in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range in Satkhira early Friday.